Living in Leilani Estates, HI
Leilani Estates is a small town of 1,490 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 140 miles from Kahului, HI and 229 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 77°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,490people
$268kTypical home
$1,392/moRent
80° / 77°Summer / winter
0"Snow
281Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,490
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 140 mi to Kahului, HI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,691/mo)
- Median rent $1,392/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 77°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 55
- 15% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ITO airport
- 76 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 778 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 227 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hawaii County: D+28 in 2024
- Hawaii: D+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.